Tag Archives: sealing travertine table

One of my customers for who I recently polished their Marble floor was over the moon with the results and wondered and if I could achieve the same effect with a Travertine table which had many scratches to the top. The table was at his house in Heswall which is located on the Wirral, on the Eastern side of the Dee Estuary with lovely views across the river towards North Wales.

The table was a lovely piece of stone furniture, but I could see it was badly marked, scratched and had lost much of its surface sheen. Whilst this was a slightly unusual request, the polishing process works equally well on any type of stone so apart from the physical issue of working on a raised surface, I couldn’t see a problem with working on the table and anticipated that it would come up quite well. We agreed a cost and I arranged a time to come back and complete the job.

Cleaning and Polishing a Travertine Table

When polishing floor tiles, I would normally use large Tile Doctor 17-inch diamond encrusted burnishing pads fitted to a rotary floor buffer, naturally that simply wouldn’t work on a table however, I do have a small hand-held buffing machine that’s perfect for getting into small spaces and polishing stone wall tiles which would be perfect for this situation.

To restore the polished finish on the table I was able to use the hand buffer together with a set of four 6-inch diamond encrusted burnishing pads of different grits from coarse to very fine. The process involves working through the pads in sequence. I started the polishing with the coarse 400-grit pad and a little water, this coarse pad removes the scratches and ingrained dirt. The table was rinsed down and then the 800-grit medium pad was applied which is the first step in the polishing process. Again, this pad is applied with water to lubricate and the table was rinsed down afterwards. The process was repeated with the 1500-grit fine pad and then the 3000-grit very fine pad to bring up a really nice shine to the Travertine table, I should mention the last pad is applied dry with only a tiny amount of water sprayed onto the surface.

Sealing a Travertine Table

The last step was to seal the stone to protect it going forward for which I used two coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow. The sealer is rubbed into the top then the excess polished off after ten minutes. Once the sealer was dry the table surface was then buffed with a white pad to bring up the finish even further.

The client was really pleased with the result, the table looked like new; he was so glad he had asked me to look at it following the work on his floors. Before leaving I talked to him about the best way to look after his table in the future and recommended for regular cleaning that he use Tile Doctor Stone Patina Spray which has been especially formulated for the regular cleaning of stone worktops.

Reviews

Testimonials

Excellent service throughout. In depth email reply explaining the process. Available on a day that was convenient to me. Reasonable quote in advance. Timely arrival. Professional attitude. Really pleased with the finished condition of the floor. Went the extra mile with finishing touches that I hadn't previously mentioned but were no bother to him. Had an issue with water leaving a mark on the sealant a few days later but Alastair came back within 24hrs and spent a couple of hours repairing it FOC. Really impressed and delighted by the service. Will definitely recommend and/or use again where possible. Many Thanks.Tom Lowcock, Chester18 May 2016

Hard working and has done a good job on a very old victorian floorGraham, Liverpool22 April 2016

Alistair Re-grouted, cleaned and re-sealed a Stone floor for us and has done an Excellent Job, he left everything clean and tidy and would definitely recommend him.John Mackie, Warrington18 April 2016

A very good job, Mr. Connor was delighted with the work.Mr Connor, Prescott12 April 2016

Very pleasant,hard working man. I am over the moon with the work done.Margaret Graham, Widnes 24 March 2016

Very professional attitude, talked through all the requirements and explained the process throughout. Very happy with the final results and finished off the look of the kitchen. Very Good Service.Guy, Delamere17 February 2016

We are very pleased with the results, Alastair was prompt and very efficient and we are happy to recommend.Norman Goldstone, Liverpool15 February 2016

Alastair was very courteous and thorough in his approach and has contacted me since the job was completed to check we are still contented with the work. He is a credit to your organisation.David Gaster, Lymm29 January 2016

We were both thrilled to bits with how nice the quarry tile kitchen floor looked, after being cleaned and sealed. Alastair was a pleasure to deal with and we would highly recommend him to anyone considering having their floor done.Rosanna Flood, Chester25 January 2016

Alastair was hard working, focused and most importantly did a great job on the floors. He was very punctual and worked tirelessly until the work was finished. I would recommend his services to others and will look to have him in again as an annual clean.Robert Dowd, Tarvin02 January 2016

We have just moved into our new home, what a please to open the front door to a lovely restored hall. Alastair did a fantastic job replacing, cleaning and sealing my Victorian hall, it really looks the Dogs Do Dars. Such a please to meet Alastair, nothing was to much for him.Debbie, Crewe23 November 2015

Al was extremely courteous and hard working on what turned out to be a longer job than expected. He completely re did part of the floor at my request and did not try to charge me although it was my fault. I think he is a credit to tile doctor and would happily recommend him to all. Many thanks al you've done a great job.Tim Griffiths, Crewe06 November 2015

Brilliant service, brilliant job. The tiles & grout are like a new. A great job and alastair is very socialable and obliging, its great to get someone does what they say. Thank You.Mr Taylor, Mere03 November 2015

Really pleased with how the tiles have turned out, they look great. Thanks You :-)Tim Ribby, St Helens02 November 2015

We had tried everything to clean and restore our sandstone tiles but nothing worked. Tile Doctor cleaned and sealed the tiles, now we are finally happy with the way they look. Tile Doctor did a great job, highly recommended. NicolaShawn Greasley , Tarporley02 October 2015